Wooo! Get you some of this! Richard Rawlings of Gas Monkey Garage introduces Gas Monkey Cinnamon Tequila. This tequila is 100% blue agave from Mexico, infused with natural cinnamon, 69 proof, and made in America.
Rawlings has held several jobs to feed his car habit including a firefighter, police officer and paramedic all before he was 21 years old. He then went on to build a printing and advertising company that he eventually sold to fund his greatest venture – Gas Monkey Garage. Since 2012, it has been the focus of Discovery Channel’s Fast & Loud.
Here are few Monkey inspired cocktails for you to try:
MONKEY TONGUE
- 1.5 oz. Gas Monkey Cinnamon Tequila
- cinnamon sugar mix
- lime slice
Rim shot glass with cinnamon sugar. Add chilled Gas Monkey Cinnamon Tequila. Shoot with lime.
MONKEYRITA
- 1.5 oz. Gas Monkey Cinnamon Tequila
- 2.5 oz. agave nectar
- fresh lime juice
- lime slice
- salt
Add first three ingredients into an ice- filled shaker. Shake and strain into salt-rimmed rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with lime slice.
ORANGE PEEL OUT
- 1.5 oz. Gas Monkey Cinnamon Tequila
- 4 oz. orange soda
- fresh jalapeño slice
Mix together over ice and garnish with jalapeño.
Pick up your bottle of Gas Monkey Tequila at your local Payless Liquor stores and keep Saturday, September 5 open. The one and only Richard Rawlings will be at our store located at 9310 N. Michigan Road for a tasting and bottle signing from Noon – 1:30pm. GYSOT!
